Corporate Finance Solicitor 4-5 years ( Flexible working)

Corporate Finance Solicitor (3-5 years PQE)        Gatwick Diamond   £60k - £65k

Our  client is looking to recruit a strong Corporate Finance Solicitor who is looking for an genuine alternative to the City. Their expertise covers Mergers and Acquisitions, MBOs and MBIs, business finance, corporate structuring and joint ventures. Our client deals with around 30 transactions a year, with values ranging from £1m to £120m.  Our core range is between £5m and £30m enterprise value.  Whilst each client’s need is unique, the high levels of systems and processes our client has developed combined with their experience to ensure we can produce reliable results whilst containing costs. 

Our client's access to market is through directly approaching key target clients, developing trusted advisor status with our clients and by reciprocating work introductions with a number of key referrers.  

About the role:

The main function of this role will be to provide general assistance and support to the Corporate Finance team on a range of transactions to include general mergers and acquisitions; advising banks on acquisition and structured finance as well as secured lending transactions; property acquisitions and corporate deals.

• Providing support to and working with our client's Aviation team on asset finance work including reviewing facility documentation and satisfying conditions precedents
• Acting for a wide range of clients such as companies, banks and other financial institutions as well as for private individuals
• Drafting, reviewing and negotiating transactional documentation including main documents such as sale and purchase agreements and ancillary documents eg board minutes and ancillary forms
• Providing assistance on completions and managing completion documents and deliverables
• Attending client meetings and completion meetings demonstrating flexibility on working hours when required
• Providing post completion transaction support to the team (undertaking deal summaries and producing bibles)
• Managing a large and varied workload with a strong commercial approach
• Organising your workload to ensure work correctly prioritised
• Participating in marketing initiatives
• Achieving a target of 1300 hours of chargeable work per year as well as two hours of non-chargeable activity per day (or pro rated if part-time)

The Candidate

• Ideally, at least 3-5 years post qualification experience of corporate finance work
• Knowledge and experience of working within at least one of the following market sectors; Aviation; Travel, Manufacturing or Financial Services would be advantageous
• Client focus; the ability to build and sustain relationships
• Commercial awareness, offering technical excellence with a practical approach
• Good communication skills and the ability to work as part of a team not only in Corporate Finance but with internal teams across the business
• The desire to market your work and introduce business development initiatives where possible
• The ability to work well under pressure and manage a varied workload with the support of comprehensive accounting tools
• A clean driving licence / be a car owner to provide support to both sites as required
• A good eye for detail, presentation and overall high work standards
• Solid IT skills with a good working knowledge of Word, Excel and Outlook
• The ability to be a strong team player

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Bonus scheme – discretionary.  S
• 25 days holiday per annum increasing with service (depending on entry level)
• Life assurance 3x salary
• Private medical insurance (depending on entry level)
• Healthcare cash plan
• Pension scheme – matched up to 4%
• Discounted legal services
• Onsite car parking dependent on level
• Permanent health insurance (partner level)

The firm does provide access to flexible working for all its lawyers which is tailored to suit you and the firm. This is an excellent opportunity for a strong lawyer who is looking for a genuine option other than the City.

If you would like to learn more about this opportunity or other opportunities in the market then contact Leilani Reader or call for a confidential discussion.

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